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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pontotoc County, OK

The auto repair and car care businesses in Pontotoc County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,863 of 2,401 scored counties
#39 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
68
17 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
19
−5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $880 a household
Spending per listing
$196K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.9
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,528
+1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Pontotoc County is 35 (lower middle), #1,863 of 2,401 scored counties and #39 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 68 auto repair and car care businesses in Pontotoc County. 17 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 44.9 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pontotoc County comes to about $13.3M a year: $880 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $196K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Pontotoc County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 797 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pontotoc County. Population estimates put the population change in Pontotoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pontotoc County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair and car care in Pontotoc County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasurePontotoc CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.942.035.7
Spending per listing$196K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment797696681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.0%+7.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$880$911$958
Median household income$63,017$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 19−5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6817 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pontotoc County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Pontotoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,528+1.2% since 2020
Households
15,134
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$63,017+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,010
Median home value
$175,400
Jobs located here
20,048
Daytime population
41,723Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Pontotoc County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK859028.7$367K+14.6%#57 of 2,401
2Love County, OK811025.6$410K+6.1%#103 of 2,401
3Osage County, OK794324.7$415K+2.2%#144 of 2,401
4Rogers County, OK7711431.1$344K+7.1%#189 of 2,401
5Pawnee County, OK751626.2$398K+3.1%#223 of 2,401
6Lincoln County, OK744433.5$304K+5.3%#259 of 2,401
7Canadian County, OK7318932.5$308K+20.4%#283 of 2,401
8Adair County, OK701723.8$371K+2.0%#356 of 2,401
9McClain County, OK696439.0$281K+18.4%#401 of 2,401
10Washita County, OK671126.6$366K−0.2%#454 of 2,401
39Pontotoc County, OK356844.9$196K+1.2%#1,863 of 2,401

Other business types in Pontotoc County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Pontotoc County, OK?

Pontotoc County has 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pontotoc County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.3M a year, or $880 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $196K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,134 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pontotoc County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Pontotoc County has 44.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $196K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 50, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 797 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Pontotoc County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 38,528 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,134 households. Median household income in Pontotoc County is $63,017, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Pontotoc County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,863 of 2,401 scored counties.

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